"One man's pointlessness is another's barbed satire."

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Franklin P. Adams

#Men Quotes #Satire Quotes #Pointlessness Quotes

“Then it suddenly and theatrically began to clean itself in the way cats do when they want you to know what a big deal you aren't.”

Source : Jeramey Kraatz, Adam Rex, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Tim Green (2012). “Class Acts Kids' Ebook Sampler”, p.55, Harper Collins
“I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.”

Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.40, Vintage
“The poet is the one who breaks through our habits.”

Source : Saint-John Perse, Luigi Pirandello, Henrik Pontoppidan, Salvatore Quasimodo (1971). “St.-John Perse, Luigi Pirandello, Henrik Pontoppidan, Salvatore Quasimodo”
“Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.”
“A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.”
“A small step in a good direction.”
“The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way.”
“The adult who puts his arm around his companion in the ballroom, and the child in the roadway, skipping in a round dance - they forget themselve, they dissolve the weight of earthly contact and the rigidity of daily existence. The soul slips into a twilight stage.”

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